Border & counterterrorism
Pakistan–Afghanistan Border Conflict
Follow Pakistan’s operations along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, including airstrikes in Kunar, Helmand and Paktika, ground firing exchanges, and the diplomatic track with Kabul.
The reporting trail
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Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan requires NOC for foreign media travel outside three cities
New guidelines require foreign media personnel to obtain a No Objection Certificate to work anywhere outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan lets Afghan woman and ailing child cross Torkham for treatment
Authorities allowed an Afghan woman and her ailing child to cross the Torkham border into Pakistan for urgent medical treatment, the first such land crossing since October.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan monsoon death toll rises to 136 as NDMA warns of more flooding
Pakistan's monsoon death toll rose to 136 with 418 injured, the NDMA said, warning of riverine, flash and urban flooding across several provinces until 4 August.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePML-N secures simple majority in AJK assembly election
Pakistan's ruling PML-N won 23 of the 45 seats in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, officials said, claiming a mandate to form the regional government.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceSuicide bomber kills 14, including police, at Swat's Kabal police station
A suicide bomber detonated explosives at the gate of Kabal police station in Swat on Sunday, killing at least 14 people, including police officers, and wounding 22 others.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceRawal Dam spillways opened as reservoir fills to capacity
Authorities opened Rawal Dam's spillways for five hours on Saturday after heavy monsoon rain filled the reservoir, easing water supply concerns for Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePPP demands Naqvi's resignation over new provinces remarks
The PPP's Sindh chapter demanded Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi resign over his call for new provinces, while MQM-P renewed its demand for a referendum on the issue.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePunjab and Sindh face urban flooding risk as Indus runs at medium flood
Pakistan's flood forecasters warned of urban flooding across Punjab and Sindh as reservoirs rose, and Punjab's disaster agency reported 45 monsoon deaths.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceMajor martyred, 12 terrorists killed in North Waziristan and Nushki IBOs
Pakistan's military said Major Hafiz Ihsan Elahi embraced martyrdom in a Razmak operation and that 12 terrorists were killed in two separate intelligence-based operations.
Pakistan / International — WorldNirmal Purja and others killed in Broad Peak avalanche, company confirms
British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja and other expedition members died after an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan's Karakoram range, his company said.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceSupreme Court admits Imran Khan chamber appeal on Shifa hospital transfer
The Supreme Court accepted Imran Khan's chamber appeal, clearing registrar objections and ordering his petition for transfer to Shifa hospital to be fixed before a bench.
International — Region / International — RegionPakistan backs Saudi strikes in Iraq and confirms India invite to SCO summit
Pakistan's Foreign Office endorsed Saudi Arabia's right to self-defence after strikes in Iraq and said India would be invited to the SCO summit Islamabad hosts next year.